Author(s):
Kelly H Schlendorf,
Jared O’Leary,
JoAnn Lindenfeld
Added:
3 years ago
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is common in industrialized countries, with a prevalence of about 2% in the general population and about 9% in people over 75 years old.1,2 MR is classified as primary/degenerative when it results from a structural abnormality of the valve apparatus, or secondary/functional when it results from a disturbance of ventricular or annular geometry and/or function that impairs…
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